mulberry
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
The fruit of this tree.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
muhlbuhreeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʌlbɛɹi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
countable
The fruit of this tree.
A dark purple colour tinted with red.
A number of places in the United States
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Mulberry Township.
A minor city in Crawford County, Kansas.
A tiny hamlet in Lanivet parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0266).
adjective
Of a dark purple color tinted with red.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The fruit of this tree.
Used this way, mulberry is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Trees or shrubs having a milky juice.
Thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground.
Any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry.
Creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries.
Shrubby Asiatic tree having bark (tapa) that resembles cloth.
North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit.
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